Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Review [Single Player]

We take a look back at Warhammer 40k: Space Marine as our first review on the new scoring system. Continue on to our video review posted below.

– The Good

Shooting and melee combat systems work in perfect harmony.

The world art and scale convey a genuine Warhammer feel.

A solid third person shooter for a team who has exclusively made real-time strategies for the past six years.

– The Bad

The shooting and combat systems quickly lose their novelty and become very repetitive. Adding depth and strategy could alleviate this problem.

The world lacks any fine details leading it to look bland. The basic look and feel is good but I never really explored the environments as there is nothing of interest.

The level design leads you down many corridors and empty areas until you enter the next ‘fighting section’. The previously mentioned lack of details meant I had several long boring walks between each action area.

– The Verdict

Warhammer 40k: Space Marine was a fun experience overall however it does lack some excitement. Warhammer fans should easily enjoy and appreciate this game. For the rest of the population, I would recommend waiting on the possible sequel which should be vastly improved in every regard.

Full disclosure

Play time : Roughly 7 hours to complete the singleplayer campaign.

Completed : Game was completed around November 1st.

Platform : PlayStation 3

Version : 1.05, latest patch available at time of completion.

Acquisition method : Game received via PS+ service which I personally pay for.